Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090153000257
Dwight Elementary School
1600 Redding Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824 · (203) 255-8312 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
18 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
81.5%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
87.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Dwight Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Elementary School this school | 228 | 7.9% | N/A |
| Parkway School Greenwich | 249 | 4.4% | N/A |
| Sherman School Sherman | 229 | 6.1% | N/A |
| Allgrove School East Granby | 215 | 10.2% | N/A |
| Calvin Leete School Guilford | 213 | 14.1% | N/A |
| Melissa Jones School Guilford | 265 | 14.7% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dwight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #10 of 522 | #1 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #24 of 519 | #4 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #539 of 613 | #56 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #222 of 558 | #10 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #488 of 560 | #54 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #560 of 594 | #57 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #37 of 378 | #4 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
228
-38 (-14%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 228 | 19.2 | 11.9:1 | 8% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 17.9 | 12.9:1 | 8% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 19.8 | 12.4:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 6% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 26.7 | 11.8:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dwight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (314 to 228); teachers down 28% (26.7 to 19.2).
About Dwight Elementary School
Dwight Elementary School is a small elementary school in Fairfield School District, located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 228 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
The district, Fairfield School District, operates 16 schools serving 8,790 students.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Dwight Elementary School. Next come 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 56% White among all Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Dwight Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
In the wider Greater Bridgeport Planning Region area, the median household earns about $89,667 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Dwight Elementary School shares Greater Bridgeport Planning Region with 90 other public schools.
Dwight Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Burr Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles of Dwight Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Dwight Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 228 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 266. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.3:1 to 11.9:1.
This page is set up for the Dwight Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield School District
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolHigh · 1,367 students
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Roger Ludlowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 470 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolHigh · 1,367 students
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Roger Ludlowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 470 students
Other Dwight Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dwight Elementary. Dwight Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Burr Elementary School1.3 mi · 347
- Bedford Middle School2.2 mi · 710
- Staples High School2.3 mi · 1,629
- Riverfield School2.3 mi · 406
- Coleytown Elementary School2.4 mi · 461
- Osborn Hill School2.4 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Dwight Elementary SchoolHow large is Dwight Elementary School?
Dwight Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dwight Elementary School serve?
Dwight Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dwight Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Dwight Elementary School.
How diverse is Dwight Elementary School?
Dwight Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dwight Elementary School public or private?
Dwight Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.